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title: "Adobe Acrobat vs iLovePDF: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Acrobat or iLovePDF? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Adobe Acrobat vs iLovePDF: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Adobe Acrobat or iLovePDF? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Adobe Acrobat and iLovePDF
- **Competitive set**: PDF tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Adobe Acrobat Share of Search**: 5.3%
- **iLovePDF Share of Search**: 91%

## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Acrobat or iLovePDF?

- In September 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than Adobe Acrobat among PDF tools worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 62.1M branded searches compared to Adobe Acrobat’s 3.6M, and held a 91% Share of Search versus Adobe Acrobat’s 5.3%.
- iLovePDF was ahead of Adobe Acrobat in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Acrobat’s estimated Share of Search among PDF tools worldwide moved from 7.8% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.9M to 3.6M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iLovePDF’s estimated Share of Search among PDF tools worldwide moved from 87.9% to 91%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 55.3M to 62.1M.

## How did search popularity change for PDF tools worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for iLovePDF worldwide rose 12.3% over 12 measured months, from 55.3M to 62.1M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Acrobat worldwide fell 25.5% over 12 measured months, from 4.9M to 3.6M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Acrobat estimated searches | Adobe Acrobat Share of Search | Adobe Acrobat rank | iLovePDF estimated searches | iLovePDF Share of Search | iLovePDF rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.9M | 7.8% | 2 | 55.3M | 87.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 6.6% | 2 | 55.3M | 89.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6M | 6.4% | 2 | 50.8M | 89.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.2M | 7.3% | 2 | 50.8M | 88.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.7M | 8.1% | 2 | 50.8M | 87.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.2M | 6.8% | 2 | 55.3M | 89% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.8M | 6.2% | 2 | 55.3M | 89.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 4M | 6.5% | 2 | 55.3M | 89.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.9M | 5.7% | 2 | 62.1M | 90.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.8M | 6.2% | 2 | 55.3M | 89.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.3M | 5.3% | 2 | 55.3M | 90.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6M | 5.3% | 2 | 62.1M | 91% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Acrobat’s and iLovePDF’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Adobe Acrobat**: Measured on the search terms “acrobat reader”, “adobe acrobat”, “adobe acrobat reader” and “adobe reader”, summed into one figure.
- **iLovePDF**: Measured on the search terms “i love pdf” and “ilovepdf”, summed into one figure.

- [Adobe Acrobat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-acrobat)
- [iLovePDF profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ilovepdf)
- [All PDF tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Adobe Acrobat or iLovePDF?

In September 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than Adobe Acrobat among PDF tools worldwide. iLovePDF was estimated to have 62.1M branded searches compared to Adobe Acrobat’s 3.6M, and held a 91% Share of Search versus Adobe Acrobat’s 5.3%.

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